I cannot reveal the location of where this shot was taken.. but I have never seen such in interesting looking flower node before.

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/6053/a073320kt7.jpg

Lighting is kinda harsh. But maybe you weren't at your intellectual best when you took this. Maybe you should make a return trip for more practice?

I call it reefer. But I'm kinda old and I think that word is funny.

Yeah it was direct sunlight with no where to hide. But where else would you want it growing?

I had the only darkened filter I own on the lens at the time (just my polorizer) but full sun is hard to deal with. I kept increasing the shutter speed to get less exposure and this was the best end result. The first few were straight washouts. Settings were:

ISO 100
Exposure 1/225 of a second f 3.5
WB: sunlight

I just loved the way the flower looks as it is developing. And for the record.. I got intellectually challanged after the shoot.

lol

Fortunately for me I had very dark sunglasses on when not shooting with the amount of sunlight there you could grow anything